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Random You'll Soon Be Able To Buy An Edible Sega Logo In Japan
Obviously
Adding to the ever-growing list of weird and wonderful things available in Japan is this edible Sega logo, a product set to be available starting from next week. Earlier in the year, Sega launched its own taiyaki stand - a Japanese fish-shaped cake which you would usually find filled with a red bean paste made from sweetened...
News SEGA's Latest Financial Report Reveals Slump In Sales
Digital struggles
SEGA’s latest financial report reveals it will continue to revive older and existing IP while also capitalising on external and new franchises: With regard to the Entertainment Contents Business, the Group will continue to advance the launch of new titles in the field of digital game software. In addition, the Group will...
News Sega Of America Appoints Ian Curran As New President
A shift at the top
Sega of America has announced the appointment of Ian Curran as the company's new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President, effective from today. In this new role, Curran will be responsible for "utilising all resources available to maximise the profitability of the publishing and Sonic business units within the Americas and...
News Sega To Publish The Former Sony Exclusive Crash Bandicoot On Nintendo Switch In Japan
End of an era
Despite the fact that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has been available for a while now in western territories, and absolutely dominating the UK sales charts in the process for good measure, the game is still yet to release on Switch in Japan. In a weird turn of events, Sega will be taking over publishing duties for the region,...
News Sonic Mania Plus Becomes The Highest-Rated Sonic Game In 25 Years
Not bad at all
You could say that Sonic Mania Plus has been received rather well; critics have been praising the game left, right, and centre, and fans have been showering the game with love on social media platforms, reminiscing over the nostalgic 2D hedgehog gameplay that made them fall in love with the series in the first place. As it turns...
Video Sonic Mania Plus Team Explain Reasoning Behind Physical Release
For the fans
In the latest Sonic Mania Plus developer diary, the focus was on design and also how the game got a special edition in the form of a physical release. The game’s lead developer, Christian Whitehead, said there was high demand for a retail version: So, there was so much demand for a physical version of Sonic Mania that we...
News The First Two Sega AGES Titles Are Launching On Switch Next Month
Japanese release confirmed
The announcement of Sega AGES a couple of months ago no doubt had fans of the company positively bursting with excitement; a range of digital-only re-releases of classic titles coming to Switch, AGES is essentially a Virtual Console service from Sega - doing what Nintendo'nt (and all that). Now, the weekly issue...
Random Sega Has Hidden A Lovely Secret Message In Sonic Mania Plus' Artbook
Have you already found it?
Sonic Mania Plus was released into the world yesterday, giving players yet another chance to bask in the nostalgia of the blue hedgehog's old-school style. If you've managed to grab yourself a copy of the game, you might have noticed a secret code that reveals a lovely message for eagle-eyed fans. The game comes with...
Random Sega Recreates Classic '90s Commercial For Sonic Mania Plus
Blast from the past
Sonic Mania Plus hits stores tomorrow and Sega has recreated one of its classic '90s TV adverts to celebrate - and promote! The video has been shared on Twitter from the official Sonic the Hedgehog account and features a store salesman desperately trying to get the customer to buy the "same generic games as everyone else"...
News Head of Sonic Team Has Some Surprise Announcements To Share At This Year's Comic-Con
What are you hoping for?
It was only a few weeks ago SEGA was celebrating Sonic's birthday in Tokyo at a live steam event and soon it will be revealing even more surprises regarding the blue blur's upcoming plans at a panel at this year's Comic-Con. Scheduled for 19th July between the hours of 2:00 - 3:00 pm, the 'Sonic the Hedgehog's Way Past Cool...
Random Admit It, You Need This Sega Pop-Up Book In Your Life
Hang-On! Space Harrier! After Burner! Cardboard!
Sega's classic '80s arcade machines are works of art; they were designed to attract your attention and tempt you to part with your spare change, and as a result were brightly-coloured, exotic creations that even today possess an undeniable aesthetic charm. Sadly, unless you're like Nintendo Life...
News Switch Isn't The Right Platform For Yakuza, Says Series Producer
"Yakuza 1 & 2 for Wii U was a significant failure"
Sega's critically-acclaimed Yakuza series has always been associated with Sony consoles, but Nintendo fans got a glimpse of what makes this franchise tick when the first and second games hit Wii U in Japan. Sadly, sales weren't great, but Sega's Toshihiro Nagoshi said the release was
Gallery Sonic Mania Plus Is The Version Of Sonic Mania You've Always Wanted
Keeping it physical
When Sonic Mania launched last year it received critical acclaim and restored the faith of many a lapsed Sonic fan. However, as a digital-only affair (no, the collector's edition with a download code doesn't count) it felt very much like a 'bonus' release alongside 2017's full-fat Sonic outing: the much-maligned Sonic...
Random Remember That Time Sega Almost Put Mario In One Of Its Games?
We're talking pre-Olympic Games here, too
Sega and Nintendo may be firm friends these days, but once upon a time they were the bitterest of enemies, fighting tooth and nail for dominance of the burgeoning home console market. In the 8-bit era it was the NES which achieved the most success globally, but Sega's rival Master System - with its...
News Kickstarter For The Sega Master System Visual Compendium Is Now Live
And it's got Sega's blessing, too
Our pals over at Bitmap Books are at it again, this time focusing their attention on the Sega Master System, the 8-bit console that took on the NES and failed (unless you were in Brazil or Europe, in which case it emerged victorious). The latest entry in the popular Visual Compendium series - which has already...
Video Fasten Your Seatbelts, The Team Sonic Racing E3 Trailer Has Landed
Gotta go watch that video
A couple of weeks ago Team Sonic Racing was officially announced - after a leak that completely ruined the surprise - promising to bring Sonic and friends to the Switch in car-racing form. The official reveal showed off
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On These Gorgeous Sega AGES Screenshots
Sonic! Alex Kidd! Phantasy Star!
The surprise announcement of Sega AGES last month - a range of digital-only re-releases of classic titles coming to Switch - had fans of the company's old favourites practically drooling over the thought of portable, Switch-style Sega goodness. Now it's time to sit back, enjoy, and soak in some screenshots of the...
Video Relive The Amazing Story Behind One Of Sonic's Most Beloved Outings
Gotta recap fast
The release of Sonic the Hedgehog in the early '90s was one of the key moments in the famous 'console war' between Sega and Nintendo, and would enable the former to challenge the latter's dominance of the global games market. Given the success of that first game, you would have imagined that a sequel was put into production without...
Random Sonic Fans, Rejoice - Puma Has Answered Your Twisted Prayers With These Garish Trainers
Note: speed not included
Sonic is easily one of the most appealing video game characters ever created, and like his erstwhile rival Mario, has made his way onto plenty of questionable merchandise over the years. However, one product we perhaps weren't expecting was a pair of Puma trainers featuring imagery associated with the Blue Blur himself. The...
News Looks Like Sega's New Sonic Racing Game Will Be Rolling Out Of The Garage Soon
"Get ready. It’s on the horizon"
The fact that Sega is working on a new Sonic racing title isn't a secret anymore; the company teased the logo at SXSW, after all. However, we know precious little about the game itself - but that's about to change, according to Sega's PR and social media guru Aaron Webber, who said this during a recent...
News Yuji Naka Wanted To Join Nintendo After He Finished Working For Sega
"I had this faint hope that I’d be getting a call… but it never came"
Ever wondered what would have happened if Yuju Naka - former head of Sonic Team and one of the driving forces behind the success of the iconic blue speedster - had made the move over to Nintendo? Well, turns out that could have easily been reality. In a recent interview,...
News Sonic Mania Has Sold One Million Units Worldwide, Plus Version Release Date Confirmed
Sonic Mania Plus Will cost $4.99 / £3.99 if you own the original
Sega's Sonic Mania has now sold over a million units globally, according to Famitsu. The 2D platformer launched last year on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC, and made up for the fact that the mainline 2017 Sonic title - Sonic Forces - wasn't very good. Sega's...
Music Gotta Go Fast With This Sega Fest Sonic DJ Set
One hour of upbeat Sonic themes
Sega has never been one to shy away from delivering great entertainment at fan experiences, so if you want to start your week right we suggest you give this DJ set a spin. For nearly one hour, DJ Tomoya Ohtani spins some iconic music themes from decades of Sonic The Hedgehog video game history and is eventually...
News Night Trap, The Infamous Mega CD Classic, Is Switch Bound
25 years of horror will haunt the Switch this Summer
Some games become classics due to innovation or for raising the standard for the entire industry. Others become classics due to the exact opposite, as is the case of 1992 B-Movie horror / interactive video game Night Trap. Whilst the futuristic 'interactive movie' gameplay did not fool players...
Feature Which Retro Classics Do You Want To See Come To Sega AGES On Switch?
To be this good...
Sega's confirmation that it is bringing its classic games to Switch as part of the AGES range was pretty incredible, if only for the sheer potential of such a move; Nintendo's erstwhile rival may be a very different company to the one that launched the Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast these days, but it sits on an astonishing...
News Alex Kidd And Gain Ground Join Sega's AGES Line-Up On Switch, Saturn And Dreamcast Games Coming
Janken!
Last week, Sega caused quite a stir when it announced it would be bringing a series of classic titles to Switch under the "AGES" banner. The first three confirmed titles are Sonic, Thunder Force IV and Phantasy Star. However, it hasn't taken long for Sega to reveal two more games in the range:
News AtGames Confirms It's Making The Mega Drive Mini, Then Deletes Tweet
The plot thickens...
Yesterday, it was revealed that Sega is bringing its own "classic edition" system to market in the form of the Mega Drive Mini. A micro-console pre-loaded with classic titles, the system was shown off during an event in Japan, instantly triggering speculation that AtGames - a US firm which has been making officially-licensed...
News Sega Reveals Shenmue 1 & 2 Remaster, But It's Skipping Switch
"I see"
Yesterday, Sega teased a huge announcement. We've seen part of that in the form of Sega AGES for the Switch and the reveal of a Mega Drive Mini console, but there's more: the Japanese company is remastering Shenmue and its sequel. These two classic titles originally launched on the Dreamcast and are beloved by countless gamers - but sa
News Sega Announces AGES For Nintendo Switch, Mega Drive Mini Console
AtGames confirms it's making the mini console
During a live Twitch presentation in Tokyo this morning, Sega announced that a download-only selection of 15 titles under the name SEGA AGES will be making their way to Switch in the summer. These include company mascot platformer Sonic the Hedgehog, Thunder Force 4, Phantasy Star and more to be...
News Sega Teases "Huge Announcement" To Be Revealed Tomorrow
What could it be?
Running from the 14th to the 15th April at Bellesalle Akihabara in Tokyo, Sega Fes 2018 is an event scheduled to host a variety of Sega-related goodness which will be livestreamed for those of us living too far away. We weren't expecting any major announcements or news to come from the event, but a tweet posted from Sega's...
News Football Manager Touch 2018 Kicks Off Today On Nintendo Switch
Back of the net
The tease was indeed true; the million-selling Football Manager series is coming to Switch - in fact, it launches today on the eShop. Publisher Sega has confirmed the news, as well as revealing that Football Manager Touch 2018 has been jointly developed by Sports Interactive and Hardlight. The game has a unique interface...
Hardware Classics Unpacking The 32X, Sega's Most Catastrophic Console Failure
"It was like watching the death of the Hindenburg in slow motion"
How do you take half a decade’s worth of critical and commercial success and flush it down the toilet? Easy – you release a device like the Sega 32X. At the start of the 1990s Sega was arguably at the height of its powers; the dawn of the decade saw the western launch of the...
News No, Sega Is Not Returning To The Home Console Arena
It's a lot less exciting than that
In a recent interview with Yahoo! Japan, Sega Games COO Kenji Matsubara got chins wagging by pointing out that the Japanese giant is considering releasing a new console in Japan - but it's not quite what you think, or what some other sites have reported, either. Matsubara is in fact talking about importing the...
News After The NES And SNES, Bitmap Books' Next Tome Tackles The Sega Master System
To be this good takes ages
UK publisher Bitmap Books has confirmed that its next "Visual Compendium" will switch focus to Nintendo's rival, Sega. Bitmap's last two compendiums focused on the NES and SNES, and showcased loads of lovely screenshots, artwork, features and exclusive interviews. The next book will highlight the talents of th
News Yu Suzuki Says There Are No Plans For Shenmue III On Switch, Unsurprisingly
It's Bayonetta, in reverse!
Shenmue III may be getting some stick of late for its rather unusual character models, but as fans of the first two games on the Sega Dreamcast, we can't wait to play this third outing. It would seem that a great many people feel the same way, and as a result we're getting into "wishful thinking" territory when it comes...
News Sonic Mania Plus Arrives On Switch This Summer
Physical version coming, but existing owners don't miss out
Announced during the SXSW Gaming live broadcast, one of the most requested physical editions of last year will finally become a reality during Summer 2018: Sonic Mania Plus will be available on the Nintendo Switch featuring extra content. Two new playable characters join in the existing...
News Mysterious 'Project R' Sonic Racer Teased By Sega
Not a sequel to any previous Sonic games
Just as the SXSW Gaming panel was closing, Sega had time for one final tease: The only information given out is that it is 'not a sequel to any of the previous Sonic games'. That means that despite that very familiar R it is not a Sonic R remake (because there is definitely a car in there) or a new...
News Valkyria Chronicles 4 Combat Trailer Shows Off Larger Maps And New Features
Rolling into action later this year
Sega has released a new trailer for the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 4, which launches on Switch later this year. The trailer focuses primarily on the game's combat system, which looks set to build on the good work seen in the previous titles. It's also clear from the footage that this sequel will benefit from...
News Oh Boy, Sonic The Hedgehog Was Almost Human
"The main character was a human boy"
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of gaming's most iconic characters, and ranks alongside Mario and Mickey Mouse when it comes to international recognition. However, Sonic designer Naoto Ohshima has revealed that the speedy chap was human like Mario in his original design pitch, rather than an animal. Speaking...
Random There's Nothing Quite Like The Creator Of Sonic Doing An Impression Of Michael Jackson
"Jackson had made all of it with his mouth"
One of the most persistent anecdotes in the history of video gaming is Michael Jackson's connection with Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It's often been rumoured that he wrote the soundtrack for the game, having enjoyed a strong relationship with Sega during the early '90s. The story goes that when allegations...
News Sega's Shining Series Returns To The West After A Decade Away, And It's Coming To Switch
Rock on, Tommy
Sega has revealed that its beloved Shining series - which began during the Mega Drive era - is making a return to the west after a decade away. Shining Resonance Refrain will launch this Summer on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, and tells the tale of "sword-wielding Yuma and his friends as they fight the Empire."...
News Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Will Race To Theaters in 2019
Beating Mario to the screen
It seems like it’s been ages since we first heard that SEGA was working on producing a big-budget Sonic the Hedgehog movie, but production has very steadily been moving along over all this time. The last major news about the project was that Paramount had brought it back from the brink and would be handling the...
Rumour Sumo Digital's New Kart Racer Focuses Solely On Sonic And Friends
No Sega All-Stars this time around?
Despite Sega's Aaron Webber pouring a bucket of cold water over reports that Sumo Digital is working on a new Sonic & All-Stars racer, the rumours persist. We're now hearing that Sumo is indeed beavering away on a Sonic-themed speed-fest, but this time around it won't be pulling in characters fro
News FDG Is Teaming Up With Sega To Publish Monster Boy In Physical Form On Switch
Digital and physical versions launching at the same time
FDG Entertainment has revealed that the upcoming Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom will launch in both digital and physical formats, with Sega helping in the publication of the latter. Monster Boy is seen as the spiritual successor to the famous Wonder Boy series, which Sega owns the rights...
News Sega Is Getting Ready To Show Us What's Next For Sonic The Hedgehog
"Sonic is back, and ready to take 2018 by storm"
Sonic had a mixed 2017. Sonic Mania was amazing, but his "big" game - Sonic Forces - was met with less enthusiastic reviews. The character remains a cash-cow for Sega however, and we're going to hear very soon what it has planned for Sonic in 2018. A SXSW panel will deliver a...
Rumour SEGA And Retro-Bit Might Actually Be Working On A Secret Retro Console
Dreamcast Mini anyone?
It wasn't so long ago that we reported on the exciting collaboration between SEGA and retro hardware maker Retro-Bit. Sadly, that partnership only extends to accessories for classic SEGA machines, but now the rumour mill has fired up yet again with murmurings that the two really are working on a secret project and said secret...
News Sega Lowers Full Year Forecast Amid Pachinko Performance Problems
Sales and profit predictions both take a dive
Sega has reduced its full year sales and profit forecasts for the current financial year amid struggles in the pachinko industry. Full-year net sales of $3.38bn and profits of $98.1m were originally predicted by the Japanese veteran, but it has now revised these totals to $2.94bn and $44.6m...
News Sega Finally Embraces Sanic Hegehog With Sonic Forces DLC
Cumon step it up!!!!!
Sanic Hegehog's twisted and tortured history isn't one we're comfortable with explaining here - just check out the always-reliable Know Your Meme for the full low-down - but Sega has finally embraced this distorted version of the character by including it in Sonic Forces. That's right, you can now clad your avatar in a...
News Sega's Valkyria Chronicles 4 Is Marching Towards Nintendo Switch
Deploying next year
Sega has announced that Valkyria Chronicles 4 is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2018. The tactical RPG sequel is also launching on the PS4 and Xbox One, and mixes turned-based strategy with third-person action. Set in a fictional world which resembles World War II-era Europe, Valkyria Chronicles 4 sees the return...
News Sonic Forces on Switch Has Solid UK Launch as DOOM Moves Up the Charts
Super Mario Odyssey is still going strong, too
Last week brought quite a few major retail releases, with the Switch featuring quite prominently. All told Nintendo's diminutive system had a decent set of results in the UK charts (which don't include eShop sales), albeit with a familiar face still leading the way. In the all-format stakes Sonic...
